DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i05.074

Pages: 1807-1813

The aim of present study was to determine the spectrum of oesophageal, gastric and duodenal lesions by endoscopic biopsy, make definite histopathological diagnosis of various neoplastic and non-neoplastic upper GI tract lesions and to know the incidence of lesions with reference to age and sex. A retrospective descriptive study of upper GI endoscopic biopsy was carried out at a tertiary care centre in wayanad, during 2015 to 2016. 200 endoscopic mucosal biopsies were analysed and evaluated. The biopsy samples were subjected to histopathological studies to determine the neoplastic and non – neoplastic incidence. From the results, it was concluded that endoscopy is incomplete without biopsy and so the combination of methods provides a powerful diagnostic tool for better patient management.